O O O O O (H 2 O) n Electronic and vibronic spectroscopy of crown ether water complexes: benzo-15- crown-5 (B15C) and 4’-aminobenzo-15-crown (ABC) V. Alvin Shubert and Timothy S. Zwier Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907 O O O O O H 2 N (H 2 O) n ABC-(H 2 O) n B15C- (H 2 O) n
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Electronic and vibronic spectroscopy of crown ether water complexes: benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C) and 4’-aminobenzo- 15-crown (ABC) V. Alvin Shubert and Timothy.
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O
O
O
O O
(H2O)n
Electronic and vibronic spectroscopy of crown ether water complexes: benzo-15-crown-5 (B15C)
and 4’-aminobenzo-15-crown (ABC)
V. Alvin Shubert and Timothy S. Zwier
Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907
O
O
O
O O
H2N
(H2O)n
ABC-(H2O)n B15C-(H2O)n
• Crown ethers long noted for ability to selectively bind substrates, especially cations
• Much work has focused on structure and binding energy of crown-cation complex in solution
• However, oxygen-rich pocket is ideally suited to binding other types of substrates, including water
Motivations
• We can study the binding of water to crown ethers in the absence of ions using jet-cooled gas phase spectroscopy
• As a first step, we present the IR and UV spectra of water clusters of 4’-aminobenzo-15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5 ethers
O
O
O
O O
Na+
Resonant 2 photon ionization (R2PI): Records spectra in mass selective fashion
Experimental Methods
R2PI: Electronic spectrum
Biomolecule*
(S1)
Biomolecule+
+ e-
Biomolecule (S0)
UV-UV Hole-burning: Conformation specific electronic spectrum
Hole
-bu
rn
Pro
be
Conformer A Conformer B
Hole
-bu
rn
Pro
be
UV source (20 Hz) tuned UV hole-burn (10 Hz)
Laser Timin
g200 ns
Resonant ion dip infrared spectroscopy (RIDIRS)
UV Source fixed IR Source tuned
Laser Timin
g200 ns
Also used analogous laser induced fluorescence (LIF) methods.
A
C
A
ABC C
AAB BBB B
B B
Boltzmann distribution of conformers in the pre-expansion
Collisional cooling to zero-point vibrational levels
Laser(s)
B*
B*B*C
AB*
C
C
B A
AC
Computational Methods
• Build water clusters from optimized monomers (see monomer presentation, FD07)
• Place water in position such that it can form two H-bonds to crown oxygens
• Optimize with DFT B3LYP/6-31+G(d), ultrafine grid and tight convergence options using the GAUSSIAN03 suite of programs
• For uniquely optimized structures, perform frequency calculations
In ABC-HDO, two OH and two OD stretches were seen. IR-UV hole-burning indicated that this was due to two different ABC-HDO species, IR-RIDIRS confirmed this and showed which pairs belonged together.
IR-IR-UV Hole-burning: Conformation specific IR spectrum when electronic spectra overlap
Results: ABC-(HDO)1: IR-IR-UV HB, 2 conformations
2620 2640 2660 2680 27002600Frequency (cm-1)
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
-0.5
Ion
In
ten
sity (
arb
itra
ry u
nits)
270026802660264026202600Frequency (cm
-1)
Ion
dep
leti
on
(arb
. u
nit
s)
2633.8
2660.71.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
-0.5Io
n I
nte
nsity (
arb
itra
ry u
nits)
36403620360035803560Frequency (cm
-1)
3560 3580 3600 3620 3640
3583.1
3619.7
• IR-IR-UV HB proves OD and OH stretches are due to two conformations
• H-bonds of unequal strength – A: OD stronger, OH weaker
B: OH stronger, OD weaker
• Raises possibility that triplet in AS OH stretch could be do to multiple conformations – need to do IR-IR-UV HB to check
• Observe a doublet in B15C-(H2O)1-A AS OH stretch
• Singlet in B15C-(H2O)1-B AS OH stretch
• Why doublet? Same possibilities as for ABC-(H2O)1 AS OH stretch triplet
fra
ctio
na
l de
ple
tion
3700365036003550photon energy (cm
-1) power scan
3600 3650 37003550Frequency (cm-1)
B15C-(H2O)1-A
B15C-(H2O)1-B
Flu
ore
scen
ce d
ep
leti
on
(arb
. u
nit
s)
3568.53635.0
3638.1
3583.9
3639.7
Results: RIDIRS in alkyl CH stretch region
• B15C-(H2O)1-A and ABC-(H2O)1 have almost identical alkyl CH stretch spectra
• B15C-(H2O)1-B is also very similar
• Data is evidence that all three share the same crown conformation but differing in water-binding site
fluor
esce
nce/
ion
dip
2950290028502800frequency (cm
-1)
2850 2900 29502800Frequency (cm-1)
B15C-(H2O)1-A
B15C-(H2O)1-B
Flu
ore
scen
ce/i
on
dep
leti
on
(a
rb. u
nit
s)
ABC-(H2O)1
fluor
esce
nce/
ion
dip
2950290028502800frequency (cm
-1)
Results: RIDIRS in alkyl CH stretch region• Furthermore, the crown conformation for the water clusters may be different from those seen in monomer (see FD07).
• Assumes water does not significantly perturb CH stretch frequencies.
• However, in tryptamine with H2O bound to -NH2 group, alkyl CH stretches were perturbed.
• Would offer insight into water binding site
• If crown conformation of water clusters is different from monomer, demonstrates crown is flexible and adjusts to accommodate the water
• Crown conformation same in all three water clusters (alkyl CH stretch)
• Triplet/doublet observed in AS OH stretch of ABC-(H2O)1/B15C-(H2O)1
• In ABC-(H2O)1, disappears upon substitution with HDO
• Two conformers associated with two different strength H-bonds
• Tunneling splitting? – observed intensity ratio is reverse of that predicted by spin statistics
• Water motion, rotation?
• Multiple overlapped conformations?Future Work• Perform IR-IR-UV HB on AS OH stretch peaks (for both ABC and B15C-A)
• Measure water binding energies
• Study higher order water clusters
Acknowledgements
• Zwier group:Prof. Timothy S. Zwier
Jasper R. ClarksonEsteban E. BaqueroTracy LegreveNathan PillsburyJosh NewbyWilliam H. James IIIChirantha RodrigoChing Ping LiuChristian MüllerJosh Sebree
• Funding:
National Science Foundation
• Computing Resources
Information and Technology at Purdue (ITaP), Rosenbaum Computing Center (RCC)